Underestimated
The Surprisingly Simple Shift to Quit Playing Small, Name the Fear, and Move Forward Anyway
About
It's all been done. I can't start until it's perfect. What if the critics come? What if I start and then can't follow through? What if my voice doesn't matter? What if I don't actually matter? What if it's already too late?
Sound familiar? Do you find that year after year you stay stuck in the same tired, broken scripts fear uses on all of us?
It's time for a wake-up call. Because so often when faced with the choice between creating nothing and creating failure, we choose nothing. Another year goes by. The clock goes on ticking. And the world is worse for our absence. It's time to move from stuck to start.
This book does the heavy lifting to dismantle all the lies fear uses, move you out of an endless spiral of your own excuses (not to mention other people's opinions), and bring you right up to a threshold of no return--this place where we become people who feel the fear and move forward anyway. With equal parts powerful prose and tactical action steps, Underestimated will become the essential go-to field guide for anyone who is ready to once and for all quit playing small.
Endorsements
"Underestimated is an absolute delight--a brilliant, kind, and disarming guide for anyone who has spent precious time playing small or second-guessing themselves. Marantz invites you on a wisdom-soaked journey of self-discovery, helping you face your fears while keeping you laughing out loud, all while empowering you to embrace your unique purpose and finally show up for yourself. A must-read!"
Dr. Alison Cook, bestselling author of I Shouldn't Feel This Way and The Best of You
"Mary has that rare gift of words to say exactly what she wants to say in a way that is equal parts funny and smart, poetic and razor-sharp. This is the best of what happens when EQ meets IQ. If you are fed up with fear having the final say in your life, I dare you to read just the first few pages of this book. You won't be able to stop when you do!"
Jon Acuff, New York Times bestselling author of Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking
"While you're waiting until you feel 'ready' for your dreams, pick up Underestimated. Mary will show you that you already have exactly what you need and there's no time like the present!"
Jess Ekstrom, founder of Mic Drop Workshop and author of Chasing the Bright Side
"Underestimated delivers a knockout punch to playing small. Chapter by chapter, Marantz goes toe-to-toe with all the different faces of fear that keep people stuck, and emerges on the other side as a trustworthy guide for all of us. Mary is the real deal. This book will change lives!"
Steven Pressfield, New York Times bestselling author of The War of Art
"Mary Marantz is one of my favorite voices to listen to when I need to get out of my head and stop sabotaging my own potential. Her stories and wise words in Underestimated made me want to break my own lifelong patterns of people-pleasing and hiding behind perfectionism. As soon as I closed the book, I started mapping out the next steps in a project I've been procrastinating on."
Laura Tremaine, podcaster and author of The Life Council: 10 Friends Every Woman Needs
"Once again, Mary meets us in hard spaces with wisdom, wit, and hard-won truths of how to make long-shelved dreams into reality. Her never-minced exhortations always meet us with empathy, and her passion to call us into our next, authentic best seeps from every page. When you don't believe you can do it, Mary reminds you--you can."
Mattie Jackson, bestselling author and host of In Joy Life podcast
"Underestimated is the handbook for how to quit playing small that I wish I would have had twenty years ago because it seriously would have changed everything! This book is sharp, funny, and heartfelt, as well as truly practical. Mary Marantz has packed a lifetime of grit and hard-won wisdom into these pages, and we are all better for it. I can't wait to share this book with everyone I know!"
Jason VanRuler, bestselling author of Get Past Your Past
"WARNING: If you want to keep playing small and putting off the dream another year longer, do not open this book! Mary Marantz is a wonderful combination of power and grace, and in this book she has done all the heavy lifting for us to make sure we don't have a single excuse left for not getting started. Underestimated will make you laugh, make you cry, make you think, and challenge all your 'I'm my own worst enemy' ways . . . often on the same page. Read this EXCELLENT book!"
Graham Cochrane, USA Today bestselling author of Rebel: Find Yourself by Not Following the Crowd
"If you've ever struggled with fear, doubt, insecurity, or imposter syndrome, this book is for you. In Underestimated, Mary Marantz gives you the encouragement you need to get back up and try again, and she gives you the kick in the pants you need to stop making excuses and playing small. This book will fire you up and make you believe that you can do that new hard thing you've been wanting to do--because guess what? You can. I'm so thankful for Mary and this powerful book."
Christy Wright, bestselling author of Take Back Your Time
The Author
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Justin Marantz Mary Marantz
Mary Marantz is the bestselling author of Dirt and Underestimated, as well as the host of the popular podcast The Mary Marantz Show. She grew up in a trailer in rural West Virginia and was the first in her family to go to college...
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